Bethany Cosentino (Best Coast) Quotes
It's scary when you get to a point where you write these songs that people like, and then you think, "Am I ever going to be able to write something better than that?"
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There is a shortage of doctors, and the American Medical Association is aiming to keep it that way.
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The learned man knows that he is ignorant.
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I don't think there's any formula for what makes great art.
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I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a screenplay.
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I was a social worker for Baltimore families. Now I'm a social worker building opportunities for families throughout America.
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It's pretty far, but it doesn't seem like it.
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It's okay to be a fat man. It's prestige and power and all of that. But fat women are seen as just lazy and stupid and having no self-control.
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Growing up, I had a very happy childhood, with two parents who are still very much together.
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I definitely enjoy the kind of magic that happens being on stage with a group when everything's working. The vibe when that's happening gets even better if the audience is involved and you can feel that interaction. That's something you don't get with your headphones on in a studio; it's much different.
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All you have is yourself and what you have to present, and just focus on that. And if you can walk out of the audition and say to yourself, 'I hit all my beats,' 'I accomplished my emotional honesty,' or 'I remembered my words,' then that's winning.
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Receiving the Newcombe Medal for a third year in a row is an amazing honour. The Newcombe Medal is a great occasion for the Australian tennis community to come together and celebrate our sport, recognise people's achievements and contributions to Australian tennis.
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It is impossible to advance new theories... when you are under the influence of a particular view, or under the pressure of a particular dogma.
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Smallpox was the worst disease in history. It killed more people than all the wars in history.
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Kaepernick's protest has been very successful. I really appreciate the fact that he's been giving away money to organisations; he pledged to give away a million dollars, and he's been doing it.
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Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.
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The most disturbing thing, I think, with people that do very morally devious things more and more often is to see that they completely feel that they had no choice in the matter.
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At the end of the day, the position is just a position, a title is just a title, and those things come and go. It's really your essence and your values that are important.
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Awards are not the only markers of success; I don't judge myself just based on them. I believe that each cinema-goer has his own mental trophies.
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I think, on a surface level, people are surprised to see me playing such a passive role in 'Good.'
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So I moved to Europe and only came back when directors like Robert Altman would call me after they'd seen my work in Full Metal Jacket.
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Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.
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It's nice to be number one on the call sheet.
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All I can do is worry about me and my family. I don't really worry about anybody else, they have to do what works for them
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It's scary when you get to a point where you write these songs that people like, and then you think, "Am I ever going to be able to write something better than that?"
